Iran  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join fellow parliamentarians from around the world representing the Inter-parliamentary Group for Human Rights in Iran to stand in solidarity on this international Student Day in Iran with those who are courageously protesting the Iranian regime's

Iran   the Iranian people. Given that the phenomena of execution, of torture, of suspension leading to strangulation, of political imprisonment of Baha'i leadership and many other categories of citizens facing this terrible form of persecution is so widespread in Iran, would he not agree

Iran  Mr. Speaker, I have some difficulty speaking on behalf of the government as to what our government is doing. Although I know that in our committee government members have worked with us and when we had our witnesses we developed together the report on Iran that had 30

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  . These violations include the execution of minors, the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities such as the Baha'i, suppression of women's rights, and restrictions on the media and freedom of expression. As we all witnessed, the already poor state of human rights in Iran deteriorated

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   happening with the Baha'is. A variety of minority groups in Iran are being persecuted. Given some of the latest news on what's happening in Pakistan with the Baluchi ethnic community--and we know there are Baluchis in Iran--is there unrest that you're aware of in the Baluchi community

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Certainly part of it can be religious disagreements. Members of Baha'i are certainly a very threatened minority within Iran, and that should be a primary human rights concern for those who are paying attention to human rights violations in Iran. As for other considerations

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, the systematic and systemic abuse of the Baha'i minority in Iran unfortunately manifested itself again this week as seven members of the Friends of a Free Iran group, already being held for almost a year in the notorious Evin Prison, were charged on Wednesday

Iran  Mr. Speaker, parliamentary elections are taking place in Iran in the shadow of a massive state-sanctioned assault on the human rights of the Iranian people, the imprisonment and silencing of all opposition in the run-up to the Iranian election, actions that are constitutive

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, honourable members, for being present at this testimony. It's an honour to have all of you here. Thank you as well for giving me the opportunity to talk about human rights conditions in Iran, particularly the conditions

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  . Iran is also well aware that Bahá'í teachings recognize the Prophet Mohammed as a manifestation of God and his book as a holy book, as indeed Baha'is recognize all the world's great religions and are called upon to befriend their followers. Finally, Iran knows that Bahá'ís

Iran   matter at hand in a professional and non-partisan way that really reflects the actual concerns of Iranian Canadians, Baha'i Canadians and others about the terrible human rights abuses that are occurring in Iran.

Iran   moments. I would like to ask my colleague across the way about a new initiative of the Canadian government, the office of religious freedom. What we find around the world is that much persecution is driven by religious prejudice. In Iran, of course, the Baha'i are suffering

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for having me present to the committee our concerns with regard to Iran. Before I begin, I would like to just acknowledge that a member of our parliamentary co-group, Tarek Hassan, is here. You will probably see him in the future. I just want

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   in the countries that were listed, specifically in the area we're dealing with today, which is religious persecution. In relation to the Baha'i faith, I also have a motion before this committee. It's specific to the Baha’is and their persecution in Iran. We did not deal with the issue of Iran

Human Rights Situation in Iran   great in those instances. The Baha'i people in Iran have been persecuted for years, incarcerated unfairly, with extra-judicial killings, et cetera. I am hoping the government is against that and I am wondering what type of position it is taking against that type of activity